Arizona Owners. How Do You Load Heavy Rolls?

[Bly]

We have the roll media option and just got in a 2m wide roll of banner and it is heavy.
Thinking of getting a Foster On A Roll lifter or similar.
Can anyone recommend something that works with Arizonas?
Don't want to spend lots of money for something that doesn't work well with our particular printer.

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

99% of the time we only feed 54" rolls into ours, so it's a single person job.
Are you changing rolls often enough not to bother a 2nd person for a quick hand?

 

[Bly]

I love the internet. Ask a question and everyone lines up to tell you something else.

 

[Pauly]

Just use a 2nd person if you have a 2nd person there.

But yeah if you need to get one of those lifts, get one. Will always come in handy.

 

[Bly]

There's only two of us at the moment.
One has a dodgy back and the other has better things to do.
If it makes us more productive it will be worth the money.

 

[Pauly]

There's only two of us at the moment.
One has a dodgy back and the other has better things to do.
If it makes us more productive it will be worth the money.

You answered your own question mate!
Exactly why i have a hydraulic tilt roler table. and other hydraulic tilt and lift tables. Glass is heavy.

 

[Andy_warp]

Our transfer paper is 126" x 400'
I would love if you shared your solution to this.

The spindle is only like 24" off the floor, so I use one of the low boy carts on caster wheels, and just heave one side at a time.
It's like wrastling an alligator but negotiating only one side at a time is manageable.

Wheels can be great to get it into position.

 

[Bly]

I'm thinking a heavy duty dolly with castors will do the job.
Set up a cradle about the same height as the printer spool.
It's mainly to get it from the rack to the printer so seems nuts to spend thousands when a simple dolly can be got for a hundred.
Will post up what I finally run with.

 

[GAC05]

I'm thinking a heavy duty dolly with castors will do the job.
Set up a cradle about the same height as the printer spool.
It's mainly to get it from the rack to the printer so seems nuts to spend thousands when a simple dolly can be got for a hundred.
Will post up what I finally run with.

My brother raced jet skis and the 4 wheeled dollies he had to move & work on them are real handy around the sign shop. Wouldn't take much to turn one into a dedicated roll mover.
I would offer to lend you my Manual loader but I don't think he has a passport.

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